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Hanoi, Vietnam: Traveling for 20 Dollars a Day – Ep 13

In Hanoi, Vietnam, I got a buffet breakfast, beef pho, bun cha, ice cream, Vietnemese egg coffee, sugarcane juice, four Hanoi beers, a room in a hostel, and explored the entire Old Quarter and western side of the city, all in one day -and all for LESS THAN 15 DOLLARS. That makes Hanoi OFFICIALLY the cheapest city I’ve ever visited.

This hostel had the friendliest staff I’ve ever encountered. They were so happy to help me make this video and show me around Hanoi. I couldn’t have had such an amazing yet frugal day without the help of the Chien Hostel staff. Shout out to Chun and Tuan!

Seriously, a breakfast buffet and a bed for only 5 bucks? Can’t beat that.

Dormitory of the Chien hostel

Special Thanks

Want to say thanks to The Passion HiFi, the music producer who provides me with all my sick BEATS for these videos. I love hip-hop, and he has graciously given me the rights to use his beats exclusively for these videos. If you like instrumental hip hop/stuff to freestyle over, check out his music: www.thepassionhifi.com

3 Comments

This is such a great video! Can’t imagine the preparation and work that goes into compiling all these scenes; and then editing them down to a short, but robust view of a city. Hanoi was once a byword for what many Americans, during the Viet Nam war, perceived as the evil empire. Now, some 50 years later, it shows a youthful energy which welcomes the offspring of many of these same Americans. Go Kevin!!